Question

State two differences between red and white muscle.

Answer 1

Difference between Red & White Muscle. 

Red Muscles	White Muscles
(i) Rich in Myoglobin.	(i) Less myoglobin.
(ii) Mitochondria are more in number.	(ii) Less in number.
(iii) Less sarcoplasmic reticulum.	(iii) More sarcoplasmic reticulum.
(iv) Can carry out considerable aerobic respiration.	(iv) Depends mainly on anaerobic respiration.
(v) Slow rate of contraction for long period.	(v) Fast rate of contraction for short period.